Signaling device.



L. ABEES` SIGNLIG DEVICE.

APPLIoATIoN FILED. Nov. 21. 1912.

LgfsQ- Y Patented Aug. 12,19%.

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LEO ABELES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVA'NA.

SIGNALING- DEVICE.

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Specification of LettersPatent.

Patenten any. ie, iota.

Application tiled November 27, 1912. Serial 110.733,734.

To all whom, may concern.'

Be it knownv that L LEO Ananas, a citidelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and Zen .of' the United States, residing at Phila- State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Sig- .y naling Devices, of which the following is a;

specilication.

My invention relates to improvements in:

signaling devices, and more'particularly to anv improved signal device which is adapted `atei' attachment to the rear ot an automobile, and which also supports a license tag,

and at night illuminates the tag, so that it can be seen from a. distance.

.a further object is to provide an im-l proved construction of signal device cour; prising a plurality of compartments containang lights under the control of the chaufteur or operator, so that various signalsA may be given to cars approaching from the rear, and also provide an improved means Vfor illuminating the license: tag by means ot j a lamp inclosed in a compartment of the` casing, and having its light reflected downf avardly and at an angle through a trans-z parent section of the license tag.

casing against the i where .transparent letters are foi-reed.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in certain novel featuresl of construction and combinations and arrangements ot parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the In the accompanying drawings: Figure' 1 is a view in front elevation illustrating my improved signalin l ted lines the position of the license tag.

Fig. 2 is a view inside elevation ot Fig. 1. F10, 3 is a ers )ective view of the transl a n parent section of thefcasing wall. Fig. -4 is a. view in vertical longitudinal section on the y lfront in the door, and Fig'. 7 is a fragmentary view in section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 1. 4

1'represents a cylindrical casing, the back plate 2 of which is extended below the casing and provided with slots 3 to facilitate the attachment of a license tag l as indicated 55 in dot-ted linesin Fig.. 1.

The cvlindrical casing 1 is normally closed device showin@ in dotby a door 5 hinged at one side as shown at 6, and at its opposite side provided with a hasp T to receive a staple 8, and secured in place b f any approved locking device, a simple liook is illustrated, but itis to be understood ot' course, that various changes might be made in this particular.

The door 5 comprises a metal ring having a flange to tit within the casing, and the outer portion of said ring, in cross se tion, bent in the arc of a circle as illustrated at 11. In the ring, 'a-ciicular'piece or' glass l2 is located and held by means of a binding -wire 13 against a shoulder 14 in the ring.

. This binding wire 13 iscurved in the arc of a circle, and at its ends is bent outwardly forming lugs 15 which are adapted to be grasped and moved toward each other to contract nthe wire, and allow the same and the glasr to be removed. Vhen, however, the wire is in operative position, it will securely hold the glass in place and render it practically dustproot Well as prevent rattling which might be liable to break the glass.

The glass 12 is rendered opaque in any approved manner, except at certain points The casing 1 `is divided by an upper horizontal partition 16, a vertical partition 17, and a reflector partition l1S into four separate. compartments 15), 20, 21, and 2Q respectively, each compartment having its light or lamp 23.

lVhile, of course, this invention is not limited to any particular type of lamp, in the several compartments I preferably employ a bar light, as such lights do not cast shadows and give to the letters a better appearance than could be had by the ordinary incandesceut lamp.

While I have not shown any-Wiring, l .would have it understood that it-.is my intention to wire all the lights inside of t-he casing, and connect all ot them through an opening 2l in the baclrot' the casing to the source of electricity supply and to the switch mechanism for controlling the lights. It is to be understood, ot course, that they several wires to the different .lightswill be run through the partitions, and openings (not shown) will be provided tor the purpose.

The glass 12 in front of compartment 19 contains the 'letters spelling the Word Stop. In front of compartment 20, the letter L is formed in the glass 12,'and

` 'in--fi'eiit oit' eompartn'ient 2l, the letter IBO fl (l is terinedwin the glass 12., 4

llfhen the lights ol the several eon'xpnft" niente me connected 'with the souiee'ef ti'ieity supply, the ditl'eient signals will he given. Foy exemple, the Wol-d Stop will' indicate to e ezn approachingl'rom the Vieei' that the elninll'ein' proposes to stop his ear. "lhe letter l., will indicate that the ebenfienif oioposes to iinn te the lett, and the lettei lt will indicate thet'he proposes-to inl'n to the right.

'l' he bottom of Compartment 9.2 is. Closed hy e tiznispznent seetien 25 preferably of gisten, end which conforms tlnonghont the gteatei portion oit its length to the general curvature of the cylindrical well of casing l. 'lhe metal Wall of easing l constituting the greater portion of the circumference of seid easing, et its ends, is bent feiming hooks 26, and the ends of the transparent section 25 :are bent forming oppositely positioned hooks W ien this section 25 is slid into place 'from the front, its hooked ends 27 will enthe hooked ends 26, so that the trans ponen-t section Will he properly located. iilen the doei' closed, this transparent section will he securely held.

rlherelieeteli petition 18, while it sepw i'nes eonipartments 9.0 and 2l from the cont inn-tmen't also serves es n reflector to throw thelight down upon the license teg. AWith this end in View, the peitition l@ is inclined upwardly from front to rear es shown moet clearly in Fig.. 5, and the ends of the partition incline downwardly so that the light is not only thrown downwardly, but is directed rearwardly toward the license lng, and the ieys of the light are centered upon the ieense tag.

Un the haelt 2, a sleeve 28 is secure-'il and is adapted to he connected to any approved torni of bracket end secured in place by a set screw 29.

In ot'dei. to accommodate lit-ense tags various lengths, l provide .sliding extensione 230 located et the haelt of plete .2 and having sliding connection therewith. Tongues 3l nteleent beclwerdly from the plete 2, and extend through longitudinal slots 32 in extensions 30. These tongues securely hold the extensions, yet 'permit them to slide freely so that they may be adjusted in ee- 'holcleiy and while l have nemeee coidnnce with the length oi' the teg. The

' extensions are shown extended in ifnll lines f in Fig. 1, and in iilottmillines in their eoneehled, position in Fig. 4.. l

It `will thus he eeen thtt my inin'iroved. sig;- nling leviee nleoopeiates :is a. lioense'ten; described and shown what l believe o he a. preferable zw tn ngenient et' parte, l would have it nntleif 'stootllmt venons slight Changes might he .K inode inthe general term and zitta nneinent of pzn'ts deseiiheal without del'miting :from

iny inventioln :md hence l. do not lixniY inyself to the pi'eelse det-nils set`t`o1'i'li, init oon-- Sider inyserelt1 et liberty to ineke sneh elnnniges and alterations es fairly tell within the.

spirit and scope ot' the appended elninis.

y Having thus deseiiloed my invention, what l. claim new and desire tok seente hy Letters Ptentis: i

l. Ine signaling device of the eheieetei' described, the combination of e. cylindrical `easing having an opening in its bottom, the end Wells of seidopening curved inwu'dly, partitions dividing seid i'eeeptnele into e plurality olnunhei's, one chinnhei` includ ing the sind opening, e transparent section having hooked ends adapted tp be elitl into the seid opening with the ends overl.tfzqoiinil the end Walls of the opening, and e door eov`1- ating the seid chambers and having tinnepereneies in front et the Berne.

.ln e. signaling device olf the 'ehereetet described, the combination of n eylindieel easing having :in opening in ite lootteni, piti titions dividing@T seid receptacle into e, php rali 1y of chambers, onef'elieinliei including the seid opening, n transparent section curved coneentiically with the curvature o' the casing, and. having sliding' interlocket engagement with the Walls of the opening, :incl n door covering the seid; eliembersnnd having tiauispni-ei'icies in front of the seme. sniil door when closed engaging the edge of the trnnspzn'ent section and holding,YV the saine in pince, substantially :is described.

lntetiinony whereof l have signed my naine to this specification in. the presence of two snbserihing Witnesses.

LE() ABELES.

lVitnesses H. S'i'mnss, S. W. FOSTER. 

